单词 | trophy |
释义 | tro·phy ![]() n. pl. tro·phies 1. a. A prize or memento, such as a cup or plaque, received as a symbol of victory, especially in sports. b. A specimen or part, such as a lion's head, preserved as a token of a successful hunt. c. A memento, as of one's personal achievements. d. The spoils of war, dedicated in classical antiquity with an inscription to a deity and set up as a temporary monument on or near a battlefield, placed in an existing temple, or housed in a permanent, new structure. 2. a. An ornamental depiction of a group of weapons or pieces of armor. b. A similar depiction of a group of other items, such as musical instruments or agricultural implements. adj. Impressive or ostentatious so as to display one's wealth or status: a trophy home. [French trophée, from Old French trophee, from Latin trophaeum, monument to victory, variant of tropaeum, from Greek tropaion, from neuter of tropaios, of defeat, from tropē, a turning, rout; see trep- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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